Add Web Pages To Social Bookmarking Services With A Button: Shareaholic

Shareaholic is a free Firefox add-on that allows you to email and bookmark web pages just by clicking a button inside Firefox.

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It completely integrates itself within Firefox, as big green-RSS-logo button: when you click the button a drop down menu will show you all the social bookmarking services to which you can save the page you’re browsing (services include Digg, Delicious, Google Bookmarks, Twitter, and more…), offering information about how many times that page has been dugg or saved to del.icio.us. Plus, you can also email that particular page to anyone, right from inside the menu.
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Note Taking Extension For Firefox: Quick Note

Quick Note is a Firefox add-on that allows you to take notes directly in your browser, without opening any other program.

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Photo Credit: Maria Kaloudi – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

Quick Note gives you up to four customizable tabs to take notes, which can be used in three ways:
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Firefox Mobile First Screenshots Unveiled: Jan28 08 News Roundup

After Minimo has been out for ages powering our phones and Windows Mobile based devices, Mozilla has finally decided to launch a real version of Firefox Mobile.

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Photo Credit: Tom van Beveren – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

Even if the news is pretty old, as it was announced in October 2007, in these days everyone is talking about it, offering previews and screenshots of the new mini-browser by Mozilla.

Here are some articles I think you should give a visit to:
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Make Firefox Look Like IE 7: Vista Aero Theme

Love Internet Explorer’s interface but love Firefox as well? Or don’t know how to use Firefox but just know how to use IE?

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Firefox And Internet Explorer 7 – Photo Credit: Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

Instead of using a plug-in that will mess up your configuration, you can download this Firefox theme, and it’ll make your browser look like Internet Explorer, in every minimal detail.
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Save WebPages For Further Reading: Read It Later

Read It Later is a Firefox extension by The Idea Shower that allows you to mark a page and read it later.

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It means that anytime you like a web-site, you have to read a particular news or you just have to check that site again, you can use this plug-in to save pages and visit them again in the future, without having to bookmark them.

It is really easy to use, with an intuitive interface made of only two buttons:
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Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts List

Everybody loves shortcuts. Whether you use them when you drive to avoid traffic or with your computer, they are always better than the normal way.

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Photo Credit: Bryce Jardon – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

When you are working with your browser and you are in a hurry or, just like me, don’t like doing things slow, shortcuts are way better than the mouse.

Today I decided to write, or at least to begin writing, a growing keyboard shortcuts list for Firefox.

If you want to get one added, just leave a comment below this article, and I will add it as soon as possible.
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How To Export Your Firefox Boomarks Manually

Ever needed to export your Firefox bookmarks because you are planning to format your computer, or simply to make a backup of them? Are there too many extensions and add-ons that you can’t pick one?

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Photo Credit: Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

In this simple guide, I will show you how to export all of your bookmarks manually, in a matter of seconds, with no need of installing anything.
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Change Theme In Firefox Without Restarting: Personas

Personas is a Firefox add-on that allows you to change theme without restarting Firefox.

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After you install it, a little fox appears in the bottom left of your Window. Clicking it will bring up a menu, in which you will see, divided by category and date, all the available themes that you can use.
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Automatically Copy Selected Text In Firefox: Auto Copy

Auto Copy is a free Firefox add-on that, as the name suggests, automatically copies the text you select inside your browser, with no additional key combination.

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If you have to do a hark work of copying and pasting between two web pages, or you are just to lazy to press any key, Auto Copy is definitely the tool you are looking for.
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